이라크전 참전 트라우마로 괴로워하는 동생 ‘로드니’(케이시 애플렉)를 대신해 생계를 도맡은 ‘러셀’(크리스찬 베일)은 애인 ‘레나’(조 샐다나)와 평범한 가정을 꾸리는 희망을 품고 하루 하루를 살아간다. 그러던 어느 날, ‘러셀’은 불미스런 사건으로 감옥행 신세가 되버리고 설상가상 애인 ‘레나’마저 그의 곁을 떠나버린다. 모든 것을 송두리째 잃어버린 ‘러셀’은 출소 후 새로운 삶을 살겠다 다짐하지만 야속하게도 하나뿐인 동생 ‘로드니’가 지역 범죄단에 의해 잔혹하게 살해당하고 만다. 이에 ‘러셀’은 동생 죽음의 배후에 ‘데그로트’(우디 해럴슨)가 연루되어 있음을 직감하고 경찰의 만류에도 불구하고 직접 복수에 나서는데...
A romantic drama set in Germany just before WWI and centered on a married woman who falls in love with her husband's teacher. Separated by the war, they pledge their devotion to one another.
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.
A recently laid off steel mill worker in a little seaside town starts losing his wife to a local TV anchor.
A former All-American football star, now working as a steel mill supervisor in New Jersey, falls in love with the mill owner's wealthy, very spoiled daughter.
William Reardon, a steel magnate, dies and leaves a strange will. When his spineless and dandified heir and son returns home from living in Paris, he finds "Tons' Walker, a strong and burly steel worker running the company, per his late-father's will request. He also finds that his father's will specifies the Junior will change his name to Bill Hall and work in the family steel mill for a year under the fake name. Walker's job is to make a man out of the son. The son is not overjoyed by this prospect. Neither is Walker.
A European immigrant becomes a master of industry but almost loses his family.
Steve Kostain, nephew of the owner, begins working at a steel mill to learn the business from the bottom up. He rooms with a steel working family, the McNamaras, and falls for the daughter, "Red", who is already involved with another steelworker. Although he is at first has a hard time with his co-workers, he eventually wins them over, and also wins the girl.
Austin Starfield has his greedy eye on a steel mill belonging to Eve Burnside. He persuades an impoverished count, Leon Molnar to marry Eve so he can then gain control of her fortune.
John Dawson loses control of his factory when he is crippled in an accident caused by a rival. Destitute, he travels the country organizing the homeless to help him regain control of his steel mill.
This drama chronicles the education of a naive, rich young woman who inherits a steel mill. To help her keep it running she unites with a man. Meanwhile two crooks try to destroy her production in order to force her to sell it to them for very little money. They are thwarted at the last moment.